[GPS] Is this Garmin 255W any good?

[Ono]

Garmin Nuvi 255W (http://www.thedvdforums.com/affiliatelink.php?localaffiliateid=8&url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00151WAM4/thedvdforums-21)

Resisted one for ages as I normally like to use the position of the sun and a natural sense of direction, but watching QVC this morning and it looks pretty good.


Any other alternatives? Can I easily load world maps onto it?

[dysfunction]

Tom Tom would be best. perhaps the 520 if you dont need Europe maps. Else get the 720 which would have the Europe maps

[craig1912]

Other half has the 200w and the times I've used it -it has been good- but I posted earlier and the 520 was recommended- Can the 520 be upgraded with european maps at alater date?

[dysfunction]

For the TomTom GO 520 yes you can add new maps using a PC and Tomtom home software.

I think it has 512MB of internal memory and can also take SD cards so you could have maps on SD cards as well.

[bigb]

Any thoughts on the new TomTom XL?

[Wishy]

Anybody actually used one of these AND a tomtom?

I'm considering replacing my Garmin I3 - its a nice little unit, but suffers badly when I want to route around traffic (Pushes me round the houses then back onto the next junction on the motorway, not what you want when there are 2+ junctions closed...) - all of the new ones around the £150 band have TMC.
Don't want or need big screens or euro maps, only thing that bugs me on the garmin is its a pain in the ass to put the addresses in - would be extra happy with a qwerty keyboard.

[molerat]

only thing that bugs me on the garmin is its a pain in the ass to put the addresses in - would be extra happy with a qwerty keyboard.
The new 2x5 series garmins have some changes to the keyboard layouts etc, can't remember all the details but I noticed when playing with one the other day. Anything in the newer TT or Garmin range is an improvement on the I3 address input :)